Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Told Her I Was Sorry I Could Not Do It

She asked me for the impossible.
I have never worked with her daughter.
She wanted me to write her a recommendation letter.
Her daughter has the same training I do.
However, last year she quit three school jobs in the middle of the year.
It is simply not done
And neither is writing a recommendation letter for someone you do not know.
I had only met her daughter once six years ago
After the daughter threatened to kill herself.
I told her I was sorry I could not do it.
The request stopped.
The communication stopped.
I tried to call her again.
I have apparently been blocked.
It was a one-way friendship
I felt sad for about two days.
Then I got over it.

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Ilene Bauer May 18, 2021 at 12:41 PM It’s really hard to understand what makes some people tick, Caren! Good for you for sticking to your principles! Caren Krutsinger May 18, 2021 at 1:55 PM I told her it would be a disservice for a person who had never worked with her daughter to write a letter. She wanted me to write a "character" reference; I was not able to do that either.

Darlene De Beaulieu May 18, 2021 at 12:03 PM Hello Caren, You did the right thing. Your right it was a one way friendship. You do not need that. I am proud of you. Hugs Darlene Darlene De Beaulieu May 18, 2021 at 4:14 PM Hello Caren, now you know. yes you did learn. Hugs Darlene Caren Krutsinger May 18, 2021 at 12:40 PM I had no idea she was this shallow; but I learned.

L Milton Hankins May 18, 2021 at 9:54 AM Good. For the life of me, I cannot understand people who make such requests then are angry when you cannot comply...then have the audacity to block you. Been there, Caren...it's more commonplace than we think, I think. Caren Krutsinger May 18, 2021 at 12:40 PM It is such a weird thing.